While following on the footsteps of a senior isn’t a new thing in Bollywood, however we believe actor Amy Jackson took the trend rather too seriously.Best known as Parteik Babbar’s ex-girlfriend, Ms Jackson attended the opening night of the London Indian Film Festival, for the premiere of Sold, wearing a Gauri and Nainika gown last week.

Though the young actor looked beautiful in her yellow gown, her outfit reminded us of a similar Gauri Nainika dress in black, which was worn by Preity Zinta at the Marrakech Film Festival in 2011. While PZ wore her hair tied in a loose knot on top and accessorised with a watch, Amy wore her hair loose.

Tell us Bollywoodlifers, who do you think wore the gown better?

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/did-amy-jackson-copy-preity-zinta/feed/1Farhan Akhtar turns lecturer!http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/farhan-akhtar-turns-lecturer/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/farhan-akhtar-turns-lecturer/#respondWed, 14 May 2014 15:30:45 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=346939The Bhaag Mikha Bhaag actor was invited to lecture at London Indian Film Festival

There are many feathers jostling for space in Farhan Akhtar’s brimming-with-talents hat. The 40-year-old is known for his multi-talented personality- a unique combination of an actor, a singer, a film-maker, a TV host and a writer. An overwhelming package of wholesome and credible entertainment that Farhan is, will now have one more feather being added to his pre-occupied hat. Farahn will now turn into a lecturer!

After achieving enviable accolades for his portrayal of athlete, the flying Sikh, Milkha Singh in Rakeyesh Omprakash Mehra’s movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Farhan has now been invited to take a master class at a film festival in London.

The event is believed to be a part of British Film Institute (BFI) special ‘in conversation’ program with the London Indian Film Festival which also happens to be Europe’s biggest independent film festival which will unfold on July 10 and end on July 17.

We hear that Farhan has been given a freehand to talk about a range of topics including acting, singing, direction and writing. Now that’s an interesting prospect, isn’t it? And we at BollywoodLife can’t wait for the sexy actor to spill pearls of wisdom and make India proud on the global platform!

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/farhan-akhtar-turns-lecturer/feed/0Sold to open London Indian Film Festivalhttp://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sold-to-open-london-indian-film-festival/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sold-to-open-london-indian-film-festival/#respondFri, 25 Apr 2014 04:50:33 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=339504The film tells the story of a young girl’s struggle for survival after she is sold

The London Indian Film Festival (July 10-17) is celebrating its 5th anniversary by putting on the European premiere of hard-hitting drama Sold as its opening film. Based on the bestselling novel Sold by Patricia McCormick, the film is a powerful tale based on real life events, and tells of a young Nepali girl’s struggle for survival after being sold into prostitution in Kolkata, and an American photographer (Gillian Anderson), who, against the odds, attempts to rescue her and other young women. The X Files and The Fall star Gillian Anderson will participate in a Q&A in London at the film’s opening night amongst other talent.

Director Jeffrey D. Brown, Executive Producer Emma Thompson and Producer Jane Charles have worked tirelessly to bring this film to the screen researching every aspect of the story in depth with charities which deal directly with child trafficking in India Emma Thompson, president of the The Helen Bamber Foundation, works with survivors in London, which is why she is informed on this issue and cares deeply about it.

Executive Producer Emma Thompson said, “It is wonderful to have our film premiered at London Indian Film Festival, to raise awareness of child-trafficking, which is an issue close to my heart and is shockingly on the increase world-wide. We hope that this film will make people think and highlight the support for key charities such as The Helen Bamber Foundation and others working in this difficult area in India, Nepal and elsewhere.”

Gillian Anderson said, “Working on this sensitively told film and with young women who have themselves experienced the unbelievable trauma of abduction and trafficking has opened my eyes to the horrors these young people face on a daily basis as well as the often life threatening danger those working at the charities put themselves in to free these innocent victims from modern day slavery.”

Sold follows a young girl, Lakshmi, who leaves her home in a quiet village in the Nepali Himalayas in the expectation of a job in big city India. However on her arrival in Kolkata she soon realises that she has instead been trafficked into a prison brothel and the world of prostitution, where she must struggle daily to survive against impossible odds. A US photographer, who hears her cries for help, spearheads a mission to rescue her. Through one extraordinary girl’s journey, Sold illustrates the brutality of child trafficking, a crime experienced by millions of girls every year around the globe. Sold is a clarion call to action as well as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sold-to-open-london-indian-film-festival/feed/0Irrfan Khan rocks London!http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/irrfan-khan-rocks-london/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/irrfan-khan-rocks-london/#respondMon, 29 Jul 2013 10:13:25 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=250477Cineswami gives us all the dope from the recently concluded 4th London Indian Film Festival

The fact that Irrfan Khan is one of Indian cinema’s most recognised faces abroad was underlined by the fact that he was mobbed wherever he went in London as part of the 4th London Indian Film Festival. Fans of all nationalities, whether British, German, Afghani, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, American, Turkish, French, Spanish, Italian or even from Nauru, accosted Irrfan on his travels across London and requested him to pose with them for keepsake photographs. It all culminated in a packed Q&A with The Warrior director Asif Kapadia at the British Film Institute where a particularly rabid fan asked Irrfan to hug his wife (the fan’s, not Irrfan’s) on stage. Irrfan obliged and sent the crowd (and the wife and husband) into paroxysms of delight.

Meanwhile, director Pawan Kumar’s Kannada-language film Lucia won the coveted Audience Award at the Festival. The inventive crowd-funded film, powered by UK-based online outfit Distrify, delighted sold out audiences across the city. It will get an Indian release on August 15, fitting for an independent film. Pawan Kumar said, “To win this award in the face of such powerful competition is a dream come true for me. I thank the London Indian Film Festival for selecting the film for its world premiere and would also like to thank the London audience and the UK Kannada community for supporting the film.”

Anurag Goswami won the Satyajit Ray Foundation’s short film award, held in conjunction with LIFF, for Kaun Kamleshwar? (Who’s Kamleshwar?). The jury, comprising Atif Ghani (producer – Ill Manors), Kim Longinotto (director – Salma), Sunny Grewal (BBC London), Meghna Gupta (shorts director, Unravel) and Satwant Gill (LIFF), said, “The Satyajit Ray Foundation’s short film award goes to a film which was confident and ambitious in its storytelling, gave us engaging characters and was genuinely cinematic. Using some unforgettable images and offbeat humour the film explores how random decisions have the power to shape our lives.”

Anurag Goswami said, “It’s an honour and a great feeling that our efforts have been recognised at such a prestigious avenue. Short films are finding an audience like never before, courtesy festivals such as LIFF. It’s very encouraging and satisfying that our voices are being heard all over the world. Thank you LIFF!”

Special Jury Mention went to Vikram Dasgupta for his entertaining, bold and vibrant interweaving of stories in the film Calcutta Taxi.

The London Indian Film Festival opened with Amit Kumar’s Cannes favourite Monsoon Shootout and closed with Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Bannerjee and Anurag Kashyap’s homage to the centenary of Indian cinema, Bombay Talkies. The sold out screening was preceded by a powerful speech by noted Bollywood and Hollywood actor Gulshan Grover, who described the wondrous journey of Indian cinema thus far to a rapt audience. Bombay Talkies producer Ashi Dua participated in a lively Q&A after.

Gulshan Grover said, “The London Indian Film Festival makes me proud. As a member of the Indian film fraternity I feel that the festival is doing wonderful things for Indian cinema, especially the cutting edge, progressive cinema that needs a platform for visibility, for reaching out to more people and more hearts. The London Indian Film Festival is exactly doing that.” Gulshan Grover has four new releases coming up including Bullett Raja, Sooper Se Ooper, Yariaan and Baat Bann Gayi.

Cary Rajinder Sawhney, Festival Director said, “The Festival has gone from strength to strength. Its great to close with a wonderful fusion between Bollywood and independent films, different energies and ideas crashing into each other in dynamic ways; a perfect finale for audiences in an eclectic city like London.”

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/irrfan-khan-rocks-london/feed/0London Indian Film Festival 2013: Irrfan Khan and Preeya Kalidas on the red carpethttp://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/london-indian-film-festival-2013-irrfan-khan-and-preeya-kalidas-on-the-red-carpet/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/london-indian-film-festival-2013-irrfan-khan-and-preeya-kalidas-on-the-red-carpet/#respondWed, 24 Jul 2013 14:18:53 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=248666The renowned fest, showcasing Indian independent films, began on July 18 and is receiving a fantastic response this year

Acclaimed actor Irrfan Khan, known as India’s import to Hollywood, was the guest of honour at the London Indian Film Festival 2013 opening night on July 18. Other guests seen with the Life of Pi star were Preeya Kalidas, Ferena Wazeir (aka Feryna Wazheir) and Asif Kapadia. Wazeir, in fact, is the brand ambassador of the LIFF. The event that celebrates Indian indie films is in its fourth year now.

LIFF 2013 opened with Nawazuddin Siddiqui film Monsoon Shootout but the star was not seen at the premiere. Other films in the screening list include Shilpa Shukla’s B.A. Pass (Hindi), detective thriller Pune 52 (Marathi) and Q’s Tasher Desh (Bengali) to name a few. Actor Akshay Kumar’s latest Marathi production, 72 Miles – Ek Pravas was also showcased to a packed theatre.

Irrfan and National Film Award-winning director Adoor Gopalakrishnan conducted masterclasses at the festival and received a very good response.

What’s special this year is the introduction of Gujarati films, as also ones from Pakistan. The festival will close with Bombay Talkies, a set of four short films made by festival favourite Anurag Kashyap, and renowned directors Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee.

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/london-indian-film-festival-2013-irrfan-khan-and-preeya-kalidas-on-the-red-carpet/feed/0London Indian Film Festival 2013: Monsoon Shootout, Bombay Talkies, B.A. Pass to be screenedhttp://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/london-indian-film-festival-2013-monsoon-shootout-bombay-talkies-ba-pass-to-be-screened/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/london-indian-film-festival-2013-monsoon-shootout-bombay-talkies-ba-pass-to-be-screened/#respondFri, 28 Jun 2013 12:30:48 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=239405Cineswami gives us all the dope on the London Indian Film Festival 2013

Like a newborn baby who grows up faster than you can say puberty, the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF, July 18-25) is already turning four. In keeping with its practice of opening with edgy yet high profile films, with openers of the past three years being LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha, Delhi Belly and Gangs of Wasseypur, this year the festival opens with Amit Kumar’s Cannes selection Monsoon Shootout – starring India’s latest indie star Nawazuddin Siddiqui – set in the badlands of rain-drenched Mumbai. The festival will close with Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap’s portmanteau celebration of 100 years of Indian cinema, Bombay Talkies.

Unlike New Delhi’s centenary celebrations that did not look beyond Satyajit Ray and Bollywood, LIFF is celebrating Indian cinema in all her diversity and myriad languages. After shocking the world and earning an India ban for Gandu, Q returns with Rabindranath Tagore adaptation Tasher Desh, a psychedelic Bengali film shot in Sri Lanka. There is Lifeu Ishtene director Pawan Kumar’s world premiere of Kannada film Lucia that blurs the distinction between dreams and reality. Tense detective thriller Pune 52 by Nikhil Mahajan is in Marathi and metaphysical road movie The Good Road by Gyan Correa is in Gujarati.

After putting his leading-man days behind him our own Jaggu Dada Jackie Shroff is enjoying an acting renaissance as evidenced in last year’s LIFF audience award-winning Tamil film Aaranya Kaandam. He returns to the festival this year with the charming Life Is Good, by Ananth Mahadevan. Hansal Mehta’s brilliant courtroom drama will also play as will Ajay Bahl’s erotically charged B.A. Pass, featuring former Chak De! India girl Shilpa Shukla as the sexy aunty every hormonal teen oozes at the thought of.

Nandita Das returns to her native Oriya tongue with Devashish Makhija’s environment cautionary fable Oonga and Mohit Takalkar takes the audience on a journey of self-discovery across India with the Hindi and Marathi The Bright Day. Classics have not been omitted and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Malayalam masterpiece Elippathayam will be shown in a special revival. Gopalakrishnan will be present in London to deliver a masterclass.

India’s biggest international star (eat your heart out Bollywood) Irrfan Khan will be centrestage at the British Film Institute to trace his incredible global cinematic journey with his The Warrior director Asif Kapadia.

Cary Rajinder Sawhney, Festival Director said, “We are delighted that the festival is growing from strength to strength. If you want to find out more about South Asian cinema come and soak yourself in a week of magnificent films in London.”

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/london-indian-film-festival-2013-monsoon-shootout-bombay-talkies-ba-pass-to-be-screened/feed/0Anurag Kashyap: A film like Gangs of Wasseypur is new in Indian cinemahttp://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/anurag-kashyap-a-film-like-gangs-of-wasseypur-is-new-in-indian-cinema/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/anurag-kashyap-a-film-like-gangs-of-wasseypur-is-new-in-indian-cinema/#respondWed, 20 Jun 2012 07:56:43 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=115753The maverick director chats about his latest film, Gangs of Wasseypur, before its UK premiere at the London Indian Film Festival 2012. The film made a splash at the Cannes International Film Festival, but will it work on a larger scale?

He’s the vanguard of indie films in India. From being a fantastic scriptwriter to becoming a depressed filmmaker because his Black Friday was banned for years, Anurag Kashyap has grown to be the face of Indian cinema that stands out from the usual candyfloss, masala entertainers. He makes films that are hard-hitting and realistic and supports people who want to experiment with cinema – be it Imtiaz Ali and Rockstar, or Tigmanshu Dhulia for Paan Singh Tomar. Anurag’s latest film – a two-part, six-hour marathon called Gangs of Wasseypur – was a hot favourite at Cannes 2012 and will be the first screening at the London Indian Film Festival tonight (June 20). The maverick director spoke to BollywoodLife on the phone from London…..

What egged you on to make a film like Gangs of Wasseypur and focus on a part of the country none of us knew?

Wasseypur is a unique place and the people there are also very unique. I found it all interesting to discover. Also, it excited me that there was a possibility to explore the mafia of north India through this film.

People are saying the film is Anurag Kashyap’s Dabangg or The Godfather…

It is like Gangs of Wasseypur – and no other film. I am just excited it got made. And I am happy that people will get to see it and that there is such a strong buzz around it.

How did you go about casting for the film? There are some less known actors like Reemma Sen, Jaideep Ahlawat and Richa Chadda in it. Manoj Bajpayee is the only big name…

We held lots of auditions for three to four months depending on our requirement. For example, for Reemma’s role, we were clear that we didn’t want a gym-going girl. We wanted a small-town career woman who is lean, but not toned. There are no gyms in places like Wasseypur; there are only akhadas.

Even with the strong buzz around Gangs…, do you think it will be well-received in multiplexes in big cities?

It is a film about things that nobody has seen on screen. Hindi cinema has never seen anything like it before. Just like Dev.D or Gulaal or That Girl In Yellow Boots….

Are you going to release the film in Wasseypur?

Yes. The film releases at Ray Talkies in Wasseypur, which has also been featured in the movie.

You must be a hero for Wasseypur’s inhabitants already! But didn’t anyone object to using the town’s name? No controversy?

No, in fact, the people there are very excited about the film. Only a particular person who has political aspirations has objected to the film.

We have been hearing about GoW for a while. Was it easy to sustain the passion for so long to make it?

We worked on the film for three years, including the script and the music. I feel we have made a better film than what we had expected.

What next? Bombay Velvet?

Right now I am looking forward to watching some films at the London Indian Film Festival. And after Gangs… releases, I’m going to take a break and sleep for a month. Bombay Velvetbegins in April 2013.

I want to go on vacation, but that’s after she finishes shooting for her assignments.

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/anurag-kashyap-a-film-like-gangs-of-wasseypur-is-new-in-indian-cinema/feed/0Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Ek Tha Tiger, Gangs of Wasseypur…top 10 Indian films that made waves internationally in 2012http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/jab-tak-hai-jaan-ek-tha-tiger-gangs-of-wasseypur-top-10-indian-films-that-made-waves-internationally-in-2012/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/jab-tak-hai-jaan-ek-tha-tiger-gangs-of-wasseypur-top-10-indian-films-that-made-waves-internationally-in-2012/#commentsThu, 27 Dec 2012 09:24:32 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=174427Cineswami takes a look at the Indian commercial as well as indie films of 2012 that did well abroad

As 2012 draws to a close, it is inevitable that top 10 lists will abound and Cineswami is no exception to list-mania. However, rather than the usual top 10 Bollywood films, here’s a list of movies that made a mark amongst discerning audiences across the globe.

10. Aaranya Kaandam

Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s stunning Tamil noir Aaranya Kaandam wowed London audiences and showed them that India has her own answer to Quentin Tarantino. The dense, layered gangster epic featured Jackie Shroff in his first ever Tamil film role as a mafia don with a failing libido. Even the organisers of the London Indian Film Festival were surprised when the movie scooped the audience award, beating Gangs of Wasseypur.

9. Dekh Indian Circus

Mangesh Hadawale’s delightful little film about the travails of an indigent family wanting to visit the circus is also a parable for larger socio-economic events in India. It features a winning performance from the immensely talented Tannishtha Chatterjee and the now ubiquitous Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the breakthrough arthouse performer who also featured in Talaashin a pivotal role alongside Aamir Khan. It won the audience award at Pusan and the Golden Reel at Tiburon.

8. Ek Tha Tiger

Kabir Khan’s answer to romancing RAW and ISI agents effortlessly thumbed its nose at the dud Agent Vinod. Of course, it had the benefit of Salman Khan starring. It made headlines in Europe as being the first major Bollywood film to shoot in Ireland.

7. Ship Of Theseus

Anand Gandhi’s philosophical treatise on the very nature of life may be heavy going at times for the lay Bollywoodlife reader corn-fed on a diet of Dabanng 2, but the film is definitely rewarding. Clearly audiences abroad thought so and it won a special mention at the London Film Festival and awards at the Tokyo and Dubai fests besides screening at Toronto and being chosen for next year’s Rotterdam fest.

6. Shahid

Hansal Mehta’s comeback film is a masterly testament on human rights and features a standout performance from Rajkumar Yadav who played Aamir Khan’s sidekick in Talaash and will be seen soon in Kai Po Che. Festival play includes Dubai and Toronto and hopes are high for an India release.

5. Peddlers

Anurag Kashyap’s former assistant Vasan Bala’s debut is a look at a Mumbai that couldn’t be more different from the clichéd imagination of Bollywood. Instead of a teeming metropolis, he captures a city of spaces and distances, both emotional and physical. Played and wowed Cannes, London and Toronto.

4. Thuppakki

AR Murugadoss’ welcome return to form after the disappointing 7 Aum Arivuproved a lion at the overseas box office, especially in the UK where it cracked the top ten in its week of release. Aided by Santosh Sivan’s ace lensing, Vijay proved that he is indeed the Ilaya Thalapathi as the only films that have done better than his in the territory feature a certain Rajinikanth.

3. Gattu

Rajan Khosa’s sophomore feature Gattuhas a winning performance by Mohammed Samad as a pint-sized kite flier at its core. Though its India performance could have been better, audiences overseas lapped up the simple and well-told tale. Festivals included London, Berlin, Edinburgh, Zurich and Dubai.

2 and 1. Tiebetween Jab Tak Hai Jaan andGangs of Wasseypur

This is a most unusual tie between films that couldn’t be more different from one another. Anurag Kashyap’s sprawling and violent gangland tale Gangs of Wasseypur not only won international plaudits and distribution and considerable festival play, but also a place on the jury of the Sundance Film Festival. The film is tied with Yash Chopra’s swansongJab Tak Hai Jaan. While Wasseypur has the overseas acclaim, the Shahrukh Khan starrer proves that he is a huge revenue earner abroad, earning millions of dollars across the world in addition to remaining a huge draw in India. Iconoclastic choices? Sure. But that’s Cineswami for you, just to keep you wrong-footed.

Happy New Year.

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/jab-tak-hai-jaan-ek-tha-tiger-gangs-of-wasseypur-top-10-indian-films-that-made-waves-internationally-in-2012/feed/5Ashanti Omkar – Authorhttp://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip-buzz/ashanti-omkar-author/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip-buzz/ashanti-omkar-author/#respondMon, 12 Nov 2012 07:21:00 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=161117Ashanti Omkar is a UK-based print/broadcast journalist, compère, consultant and curator who has interviewed a number of film personalities, from AR Rahman and Akon to Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Freida Pinto, Mani Ratnam, Priyanka Chopra and many more. She is a contributing editor for BBC Publishing (Immediate Media) and Cineworld Unlimited Magazine and is London correspondent for a number of other publications. She is a repeat judge on UK’s biggest inter-university competition, Face Off, curates and comperes at places like The O2 London Mela, BAFTA, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The O2 et al. She works closely with the marketing team for the London Indian Film Festival.
]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip-buzz/ashanti-omkar-author/feed/0Mahesh Bhatt discovery fights racism through new initiativehttp://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/mahesh-bhatt-discovery-fights-racism-through-new-initiative/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/mahesh-bhatt-discovery-fights-racism-through-new-initiative/#respondFri, 29 Jun 2012 12:00:51 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=119312Sidharth Sharma, the director of Arjun & Alison has launched an initiative called Fight Against Racism (FAR)

Mumbai’s own debutant director Sidharth Sharma has already been snapped by Mahesh Bhatt for his second film. But his first film, Arjun & Alison is making waves in London. It is set to enjoy its world premiere on June 30 at the prestigious London Indian Film Festival, but in what is a rarity for an Indian filmmaker, Sharma is actually going beyond the film to give something back to the community. Disturbed by events he encountered before making the film, Sharma has launched an initiative called Fight Against Racism (FAR).

Arjun & Alison is an unflinching look at a racially motivated murder and its aftermath. It successfully pulls off the feats of taking a balanced look at race relations in contemporary Britain, the dorm lives of overseas students and the country’s thriving drug and gun subculture. Sharma says: “The story of Arjun & Alison was inspired after true life events, when I got caught up in the Birmingham riots of 2009. I witnessed them, as it was the day I landed in the city after two years of film school in India. It was very shocking to witness the youth fighting and police trying to bring things under control. This got me thinking. After collaboration and many months of exchanges with scriptwriter Andy Conway a feature script surfaced and the film was born. Arjun & Alison is a gritty new revenge thriller that tackles racism on all sides and takes no prisoners. The selection at London Indian Film Festival and our world premiere on June 30 at the Cineworld Haymarket has been a dream come true and come to us at the right time. It will give us the opportunity to proudly showcase our film for a vast and diverse audience in London.”

FAR is a counselling forum on Facebook, which will help and guide the students going abroad for further studies to overcome the phobia of racist attacks. Dr Shreepad Khedekar, clinical director, who has treated tennis player Novak Djokovic and footballer Marko Pantelic will be counseling the students. Through online counseling Khedekar will ensure that the students are mentally and emotionally prepared in order to overcome their mental trauma. If students face racist attacks they can seek guidance and counseling in a click.

While on Mahesh Bhatt, there are debates raging on whether the title song of Jism 2 will set pulses racing. Fans of the less is more club may find the song titillating, but the vast majority of Indians belong to the more is more club and will soon realise that they can get all of Sunny Leone without any covered bits, engaged in carnal acts, with a mouse click. That only leaves the curiosity value of whether she can act. Cineswami thinks that even director Pooja Bhatt doesn’t care about that facet of Leone.